The Densities of Light
- Arts & Literature
- Publisher: Resource Publications (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2025
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Publisher's Description
In this third collection of poems, the author continues the theme from her first two books of poetry on the human relationship with the divine, which plays out through a meditation on the relation between worlds (material and spiritual, earthly and heavenly), as well as in terms of the author's intimate and long-standing relationship with her spiritual teacher, to whom the book is dedicated. Also explored in this collection are the themes of relation with the more-than-human world and of spiritual friendship and loss. While deeply personal, the poems nevertheless draw imagery from the author's familiarity with a variety of religious and spiritual traditions, struggling towards a mode of expression of the spiritual life on earth that will appeal to readers of diverse religious backgrounds.
Endorsements (3)
“This collection of poems calls to you to read them out loud. The beauty, depth, sassiness, and heart-rending honesty demand that the reader be prepared for possible self-reflection. Michelle is that rare combination of philosopher-poet whose work speaks to both heart and mind—a combination badly needed in a world that seems to find itself polarized on one side or the other of every issue. Here, we find both.”
“The poetry of a seeker’s search for meaning is a dialogue with the self and simultaneously a listening. Michelle’s poetry is a record of the journey back to what she intuits is our Source, and where her soul’s knowing leads her. The poems record both the irrefutable pull of the Spirit, rising to a higher knowing, and the pull back to earth’s reality, an earth that is brighter. When our eyes are opened the light reflects beauty from the smallest of insects. These poems are about this journey.”
“This collection of Dr. Rebidoux’s poetry is, simply put, astounding. Cycles eloquently emerge, such as the relationship of the earth to the sky, in tandem with the cyclical journey of finding, losing, and finding God. We do not exist in a static place, relative to God. We come closer to the light, feel its weight, drift, and return. In exploring life in the light, Dr. Rebidoux reveals a playing, teasing, but always loving relationship with God.”
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